It's just unfortunate that not everyone looks as good in a tie as our dog does.

Have I ever told you about my fear of teeth? Since I became a mother, I've learned how to do all kinds of things that would make other people squirm: insert nasal-gastro feeding tubes, check the stomach for residuals, draw blood, test urine--I could go on, but I think you get the picture. But teeth--I just can't handle the sight of a loose tooth. Superkid had been wiggling this one at me for days. (Cringe, cringe.) I was so glad it FINALLY came out. Doesn't she look like a big kid?

I think it is crazy just how different she sounds now that she has that hole in her mouth. She not only looks like a big kid, she sounds like one, too! That other front tooth is wiggly, but not enough that she has to show me every 30 minutes. (Shiver.)

In our kitchen, we have a planning center that features a magnetic white board. It comes in handy for all kinds of things: the calendar, shopping lists, goal charts, job cards. Most of all, our kids love drawing and writing messages on that board.

I'm always finding interesting, thought provoking, humorous, or downright strange things on the board. Like this. Justone is obviously demonstrating some humor of the Cub Scout genre, "Books Never Written." (You know, like How to Stay Awake by I.M. Tired.) He's drawn his own example:

Get it? Haha, very funny. Well, Superkid thought it was. She thought it was such a good joke that she came up with her own:

Um, I don't think she's quite got the concept of how these jokes work, do you? I'm going to do my best to make sure she doesn't have a chance to do any research on that topic.

The Quote that Really Inspires Me:

"You may think you don’t have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before—colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter. "What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don’t let fear of failure discourage you. Don’t let the voice of critics paralyze you—whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside. "If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Happiness, Your Heritage"